Google Chrome is a Webkit-based browser. It is the non-open-source version of Chromium and differs in having several proprietary add-ons, such as custom flash and PDF plugins and crash and user metric reporting (not enabled by default).
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How do I put a web application on the Launcher?
Sometimes I see pictures of screenshots with people with web applications and nice icons on their launcher, how can I set this up?
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Why is Google Chrome displaying artifacts in YouTube? [closed]
Since installing 12.10, Chrome has been displaying bizarre colored artifacts over youtube videos, I can still watch the videos, but it's more than a little irritating.
I've installed Chromium, and ...
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What's the difference between Google Chrome and/or Chromium? What are the advantages/disadvantages to each?
I used Google Chrome in Windows, and am now using Chromium in Ubuntu. Is there any difference to the two programs? What are the advantages and disadvantages to each program? Which one seems better?
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Dependency error while installing google chrome on Ubuntu 13.04
I Installed Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit Unity Desktop environment and did the routine OS update.
Downloaded the 64 bit .deb file from google chrome website and tried installing it ,which resulted to the ...
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How can I enable Chrome/Chromium Unity integration?
I installed Ubuntu yesterday on a new laptop. After downloading and installing Chrome, I realized that there is no experimental integration Gnome3/Unity flag in about:flags? I remember using the ...
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YouTube movies are playing too fast with chrome
I've got movies playing in fast forward in YouTube HTML 5 mode if I play it in Google Chrome. If I open it with Firefox, it plays well. Any ideas?
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How do I configure Chrome to use the system installed Flash instead of the bundled one?
I just updated to Chrome 20.0.1132.43 which includes Flash 11.3.31.109. Since that update most of the flash videos I watch online will randomly display erratic behavior (skipping like a broken CD, ...
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Where is the Flash in Chrome?
I installed Google Chrome. This is the first thing I did after installing Ubuntu. I went into firefox, and went to chrome.google.com, and hit the button. I don't like package managers, and avoid the ...
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Google Chrome not rendering webpages correctly
I am facing some serious web page rendering issues with Chrome.
It is more prominent during javascript based animations and stuff on websites like youtube.
I have tried removing chrome using (sudo ...
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Can I make links to email addresses open Gmail instead of Evolution?
When I click on a link to an email address in Firefox or Google Chrome a "Welcome to Evolution" screen appears. Can I make Gmail open instead, or at the very least disable Evolution from running?
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How to install Chrome browser properly via command line?
Setting up and managing an Ubuntu server all by myself, in coming months, is a part of my current plans. Hence, I am planning a swtich from Windows to Linux - - Ubuntu. I now need to get some grip on ...
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How do I completely uninstall Google Chrome and Chromium?
I'm having a problem with Chrome and one of its extensions, so I want to completely uninstall everything. I've uninstalled Chrome through the Software Center, but when I reinstall it, all of my ...
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How to install Oracle Java web plugin on Chrome in 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I install Sun/Oracle’s proprietary Java 6/7 JRE or JDK?
I've tried a whole lot of guides, but at best I ended up with neither Google Chrome not Firefox ...
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Tor check failed though Vidalia shows green onion
I have installed tor successfully and Vidalia shows it is running without problems; however, when I check if I am using tor in this website I get an error message saying I am not using tor.
I have ...
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Is there a work around to get protected Hulu or Amazon Prime instant videos working?
When I went to watch some only episodes of star trek on Amazon Prime, the player would get stuck on updating. I followed the instructions here and doing so actually worked for 3 seconds. It was the ...
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Do Unity webapps work in Google Chrome?
I'm using the latest stable Chrome for Linux built from Google and I just installed the Unity WebApps preview.
Unfortunately I can't figure out how to set it up. In tutorials I read that unity should ...
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Hide 'Your profile could not be opened correctly'
I have a small public internet cafe, with Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10. I'm using
Google Chrome 7.0.517.44 (64615), with AutoScroll - Version: 2.7.5; AdBlock is removed because of high CPU loads, and ...
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Adobe flash player not working with Amazon Prime
I have ubuntu 12.04 64bit using Google Chrome. I had chromium from the app center then today amazon prime video stopped working. It told me to update Flash. So I uninstalled chromium and installed ...
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WebGL on Google Chrome with AMD card
When I try to use Cooliris for Google Chrome it shows the following message
WebGL did not initialize properly. Make sure you are running the latest version of Chrome.
I have an AMD/ATI video ...
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Cannot Update Java plugin for Google Chrome
I keep getting the "Java plugin out of date" box whenever I open a page with embedded Java. I use the link provided, which has no auto-install. I've unzipped the tarball into /usr/lib/jvm/. I've used ...
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Chrome desktop notifications use notify-osd?
Is there a way to make Chrome/Chromium's notifications use notify-osd instead of the ugly boxes it uses by default?
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How to solve jitter (or stutter) playback via Chrome flash plugin?
Since the update to 12.04, there's been a problem specifically related to audio/video playback in Google Chrome.
The problem only affected the Google version but not the Chromium nor the Firefox ...
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How to tell chrome what to do with a magnet link
Right now it throws its apron over its head and calls firefox, which opens the link with rtorrent. What do I need to do to eliminate the firefox step?
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How come all my window buttons are right aligned, but chrome buttons are on the left?
I am wondering why chrome close/maximize buttons are aligned to the left while all the buttons are aligned to the right. The truth is that the chrome buttons are right aligned too when in the chrome ...
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Why does Chrome have so many processes on my machine?
I've got almost 20 processes for google chrome (whilst only having 4 tabs open, all with barebones HTML) , all hogging memory and either saying futex_wait_queue_me or poll_schedule_timeout.
My fan ...
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How do I enable Emacs keybindings in Google Chrome?
Can anyone tell me how to enable Emacs keybind on Chrome?
I found some links but they are either not clearly mentioning how to do so or not what I want (I don't want external tools to be run for this ...
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Chrome asks for password to unlock keyring on startup [duplicate]
In Google Chrome, when I go to a login page, a window pops up asking to "Enter password for keyring 'default' to unlock". In most cases, whether I click Cancel or enter my password, the login form ...
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How can I fix Chrome to minimize into the Unity launcher?
Chrome, for the life of me won't minimize into the launcher. Every time I minimize it it goes away never to be seen again. This is a pain to have to deal with.
How can I fix it?
I was using the ...
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How to make Google Chrome not start as service?
I found Google Chrome running as service after I installed it, at each reboot.
This would not be a problem, if it won't eath 100% cpu. I would not like to uninstall it, but I'll be forced to do that ...
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Firefox becomes default browser after upgrade. Cannot revert to Google Chrome
Upgraded my notebook to Natty Beta 1 two days ago. All seems to be in order except for a very annoying little thing. I used to have Google Chrome as my default browser, and after the upgrade, this ...
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Chrome install failed on ubuntu 12.04
I have tried sudo apt-get install -f and then sudo apt-get update
but I still have the same dependency problems:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of google-chrome-stable:i386:
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Chrome icon not appearing in Launcher
I've been using Chromium for some time now, but I decided to switch over to Chrome. More features.
Anyways, I found that when I launch Chrome, its icon doesn't appear in the Launcher.
Do any of you ...
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Why does removing Firefox install another browser?
I want to remove firefox (with sudo apt-get purge firefox*) but without installing the epiphany browser. how to do it?
PS : I want to remove firefox becouse I want to use and only use google-chrome ...
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12.04 system always freezes [closed]
Bueno, quisiera decirles que tengo varios problemas con Ubuntu 12.04, se me quedaba congelado todo excepto el mouse, si reproducía música esta se seguía escuchando pero la imagen seguía así mismo, ...
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Chrome shutting down immediately on opening [closed]
While opening Google Chrome it immediately shutdown. It just started happening.
How can I fix this. Maybe I need to reset all settings?
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higher cpu usage in ubuntu 12.04 than windows 7
Hi I have a Intel Core i5 with 6GB of Ram using ubuntu 12.04 64bit.
I noticed that whenever I run chrome which is the faster browser for me in linux) when I watch youtube, the CPU usage for Chrome ...
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Re installing Chrome and Flash player [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I fix Flash issues?
I am having terrible problems with youtube and other sites.
I think I need to replace my Chrome OS and Shock wave.
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run Google Chome on legacy 7.10 computer? [closed]
I managed to install google-chrome on an Ubuntu 7.10 system with --force-depends. But now when I try to run it, I get this error:
/usr/bin/google-chrome: error while loading shared libraries: ...
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Google Chrome 20: How to workaround poor performance with Flash? [closed]
After the update to "Google Chrome 20.0.1132.47" google-chrome started to lag. It gets stuck for couple of seconds and then it resumes. The issue seems to start after I enter any flash site
Running ...
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How can I enable silent automatic updates for Google Chrome?
Installing Google Chrome causes a third-party software source to be added from which Google Chrome upgrades can be retrieved:
$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
### THIS FILE IS ...
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After some time, flash videos “speed up” in Chrome [closed]
Using 12.04, 64bit. Does not happen in Firefox though.
After some time, the flash videos in the Chrome browser start to speed up. Resulting in crackled sound and generally making the videos ...
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How can I move Chrome's buttons to the right in Gnome3's Shell
I switched from Unity to Gnome Shell in Ubuntu. Now Chrome has the buttons on the left side, but I want them on the right. How can I fix this without switching to the system titlebar?
I also tried ...
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How to integrate KeyPass and Chrome/Chromium using ChromIPass?
I'm trying to integrate KeyPass and Chrome/Chromium after installing ChromIPass when I try to connect to KeyPass, It gives the following error:
ChromeIPass has been disconnected from KeePassHttp.
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Bad anti-aliasing in some applications
There was an update a few weeks ago that seemed to mess with anti-aliasing in some applications. Firefox, Thunderbird, and the text in some apps such as Mousepad and Leafpad (but not the rest of the ...
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Google Chrome writing problem — freezes up during typing
I use Google chrome sometimes for googling. My problem occurs when I am entering text like a username, or comments. in the middle of writing, the typing progress freezes. To continue writing I have ...
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how can I install moonlight for Chrome in 12.04?
I'd like to install the latest Moonlight version to use it with Google Chrome (not Chromium)
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Chrome/Chromium middle mouse button for scroll Linux, Mac
Clicking the middle button does't allow me scroll the page. Is there any way to fix this behavior?
Information:
Ubuntu 10.10
Chromium 9.0.597.94
Logitech MX518
Update: also Chrome, and the other ...
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Why does Chrome video performance substantially degrade after waking from suspend in 10.10?
Note: For some more details, some of which may not be true given what I've figured out, see this post.
When I first boot my computer, video performance (both native H.264 HTML5 in YouTube and Vimeo, ...
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How should I synchronize configurations and data across computers? [closed]
Imagine I have three Ubuntu computers home, laptop, beach-house. They all have the same version of Ubuntu, 10.04 installed, and are kept up to date from the repositories.
I use f-spot, thunderbird, ...
